Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and mentoring background of participants in OPM evaluation sample (February 19, 2019 through June 1, 2022)
| Variable | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gender a (n = 995) | ||
| Male | 492 | 49.45% |
| Female | 466 | 46.83% |
| Transgender | 1 | 0.10% |
| Other | 7 | 0.70% |
| Prefer not to report | 34 | 3.42% |
| Race a (n = 991) | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 10 | 1.01% |
| Asian | 184 | 18.57% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 3.73% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.30% |
| White | 688 | 69.42% |
| Other | 30 | 3.03% |
| Prefer not to report | 62 | 6.26% |
| Hispanic or Latino a (n = 969) | ||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 849 | 87.62% |
| Cuban | 3 | 0.31% |
| Mexican or Chicano | 18 | 1.85% |
| Puerto Rican | 12 | 1.24% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 2.79% |
| Prefer not to report | 63 | 6.50% |
| Title a (n = 1080) | ||
| Dean | 2 | 0.19% |
| Associate Dean | 20 | 1.85% |
| Assistant Dean | 9 | 0.83% |
| Professor | 367 | 33.98% |
| Associate Professor | 258 | 23.89% |
| Assistant Professor | 401 | 37.13% |
| Scientist or Researcher | 21 | 1.94% |
| Associate Scientist or Researcher | 7 | 0.65% |
| Assistant Scientist or Researcher | 4 | 0.37% |
| Clinical Instructor | 19 | 1.76% |
| Lecturer or Instructor | 8 | 0.74% |
| Training Program Director | 19 | 1.76% |
| Research focus a (n = 1077) | ||
| Behavioral research | 101 | 9.38% |
| Clinical research | 197 | 18.29% |
| Community engaged research | 69 | 6.41% |
| Educational research | 72 | 6.69% |
| Field/Applied research | 80 | 7.43% |
| Lab-based research | 661 | 61.37% |
| Social science research | 69 | 6.41% |
| Theoretical research | 64 | 5.94% |
| Translational research | 216 | 20.06% |
| Other | 42 | 3.90% |
| Trainees currently mentoring a (n = 1077) | ||
| Senior faculty | 73 | 6.78% |
| Junior faculty | 478 | 44.38% |
| Postdoctoral fellows | 625 | 58.03% |
| Clinical fellows | 159 | 14.76% |
| PhD or Master’s students | 818 | 75.95% |
| Medical or health care professional students | 243 | 22.56% |
| Post Baccalaureate students | 261 | 24.23% |
| Undergraduate students | 602 | 55.90% |
| High school students | 135 | 12.53% |
| K awardees | 94 | 8.73% |
| T awardees | 79 | 7.34% |
| Not currently mentoring trainees | 29 | 2.69% |
| Years of experience as research mentor (n = 1077) | ||
| 0 years | 50 | 4.64% |
| 1 to 5 years | 298 | 27.67% |
| 6 to 10 years | 229 | 21.26% |
| 11 to 20 years | 293 | 27.21% |
| 21 or more years | 207 | 19.22% |
| Prior research mentorship training (n = 1076) | ||
| Yes | 457 | 42.47% |
| No | 619 | 57.53% |
a
Respondents could select more than one category.
OPM = Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring (online training module).